Belt



T. H. SULLIVAN.

BELT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 8, 1916.

Patented Dec. 12, 1922.

Patented Dee. IZ, i922.

unirse stares 'remi/ras n. sULLI'vAN,

OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO.

BELT.

Application filed .Tune 8,

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS H. SULLivAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Springfield, in the county of Clark and State of Ghio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Belts, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to skirts and pertains more particularly to means for adjusting the length of the belts thereof.

The object of my invention is to produce a belt for skirts and similar articles of apparel to which fastening means on the adjacent ends thereof may be permanently aixed thereto, while other means for adjusting the length of the belt without disturbing or removing the fastening means are provided. Another object thereof is to produce a belt for dress skirts to which the skirt may be permanently attached and having adjustable end portions to which the body portion of the belt may be removably attached for adjustment of its length. Another object thereof is to produce a belt of the character described, comprising a main body portion provided with end portions folded or looped over the adjacent ends of the main portion, which folded extensions are provided with permanent fastening means and are adapted to be adjustably secured upon the ends of the main portion thereof and a still further object of my invention is to produce a more simple, cheap and efficient device of the character described than has heretofore been attained.

To these ends my invention includes the combination and arrangement of component parts to be hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters indicate similar parts, Figure l is a perspective view of av dress skirt provided with a belt of my invention.

Figure 2 is a detail view showing the parts of my belt separated, and

Figure 3 is a sectional view of the belt showing the parts assembled.

Referring now to the drawings, l indicates the main body portion of my belt and 2 and 3 designate the removable end portions thereof. As shown in the drawings, said end portions comprise folded or looped portions of fabric between the free ends of which the extremities of the main portion are adapted 1916. Serial No. 102,466.

to be secured, preferably by rows of stitching 4c. Hooks and eyes 5 and 6 may be permanently attached adjacent to the ends of the looped portion of the removab-le ends 2 and 3 whereby the belt may be secured upon the wearer, but it will be appreciated that any other preferred form of attachment may be employed. j i

In use, the main portion ofthe belt may be stitched between the free ends of the removable end portions, while they attaching means are permanently secured thereon, and, if upon being fitted to the body of the wearer, adjustment in the length of the belt is necessary the stitches 4 may be cut and the ends of the main portion adjusted in the looped adjustable ends 2 and 8 and restitched without disturbing the attaching means carried on the detachable ends.

It will be further appreciated that great convenience and economy will be eected in the use of the belt thus described in connection with readymade skirts in their adjustment and fitting to the purchaser and wearer and the maker will thus be enabled to employ permanent attaching means thereon. j

Having thus ldescribed my invention, what I claim as new and desire to be secured by Letters Patent, is:

l. In a belt for dress skirts, the combination with a main body portion, of separate end portions of similar material looped to embrace the ends of the main body portion, removable mea-ns for removably attaching said end portions to the ends of said body portions and fastening devices permanently secured upon the looped end portions but free from the body portion to secure the said end portions to each other.

2. In a belt for dress skirts, the combination with a main body portion, of separate end portions of similar material looped to embrace the ends of the main body portion, removable stitching fory removably attaching said end portions to the ends of the body portion, and cooperating fastening means permanently secured upon the looped end portions but free from said body portion to Secure the said end portions to each other.

In testimony whereof I hereby affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS H. SULLIVAN.

Witnesses:

M. RAY WEIKART, Joan L. ZIMMEBMAN. 

